# Backlog — the prioritized task queue

**This is the only executable work list for agents.** Product themes and
v1.0 intent live in [`docs/VISION.md`](../docs/VISION.md); design history
in [`docs/ROADMAP.md`](../docs/ROADMAP.md); map in
[`docs/README.md`](../docs/README.md) and [`agent/README.md`](README.md).

**Rules:**
- Agents take the topmost actionable item (see LOOP.md). Finished items
  are **deleted** here — the journal + git log are the record; durable
  design notes get a ✓-entry in docs/ROADMAP.md (and/or a note in VISION)
  if worth keeping.
- Item numbers are **stable IDs** — never renumbered or reused. A gap in
  the sequence means shipped (or dropped) work; new items take the next
  free number regardless of tier.
- Tags: `[blocked:hw]` needs real hardware (see HARDWARE-QUEUE.md) ·
  `[human]` needs Bernardo · `[stuck]` two failed attempts, needs help ·
  `[big]` must be split before starting.
- Agents may append to **PROPOSED** and **Decisions** freely (include
  `VISION § …` or `ROADMAP § …` when relevant); only Bernardo moves items
  *out* of PROPOSED into the tiers.

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## NOW

*(empty — NEXT is empty; see LATER / FUTURE / PROPOSED)*

## NEXT

*(empty — no actionable queue head; #20 deferred to FUTURE)*

## LATER

- **Wallpapers artifact split** (ROADMAP § Faster switches — decided,
  deferred): pinned `Nomarchy-wallpapers` input so a state write stops
  re-copying 86 MB. Follow-on: pre-built theme variants if switches are
  still slow after.
- **Installer round 2** (ROADMAP § Installer): multi-disk BTRFS RAID,
  impermanence, BIOS/legacy boot.
- **Boot-from-snapshot**: a systemd-boot equivalent of grub-btrfs.
- **Night-light geo mode**: lat/long auto sunset/sunrise (means wlsunset).
- **Per-theme icon overrides** / more icon packs (ROADMAP § Icon themes).
- **MIPI/IPU software-ISP camera** support (no-UVC machines).
- **VPN exit-node richer display** (country/city) (optional).
- **NixOS release bump → v2** `[human]`: deliberate, hand-edited, never
  automated; the previous attempt was discarded (2026-06-22) over a
  Hyprland OOM blocker — see MEMORY.md before retrying (NOW#3 should
  also soften that blocker class).

## FUTURE (decided deferred — not the agent queue head)

Work we **intend** someday but explicitly **not** NEXT. Agents do not
pick these unless Bernardo promotes one into NEXT/NOW.

### 20. KVM runner → VM suite in CI `[human]`
**Status (2026-07-10):** keep **eval-only** CI on the current Gitea
stack (act_runner in docker-compose on the 4c/4 GB IONOS VPS). Nested
KVM + RAM headroom on that host are a poor fit next to Gitea; full
`checks.*` VMs stay local / promotion-time until a **separate**
KVM-capable machine exists.

**When ready:** register a second runner (host-mode nix + `/dev/kvm`,
label `nix-kvm` — not the existing docker eval runner), then uncomment
the `vm-checks` job in `.gitea/workflows/check.yml` (`runs-on: nix-kvm`,
`nix flake check` + toplevel/HM builds). Do not enable the job until
that label is online (Gitea queues forever otherwise).

## PROPOSED (agent suggestions — await human triage)

*Agents: append here with a one-paragraph pitch (what/why/cost). Do not
implement. Bernardo moves accepted items into a tier.*

*Open work only. Shipped exam/A–C items (#47–#63, #14, #52 theme
high-ROI, etc.) live in the journal + ROADMAP — not here.*

### Product / day-2

_(Battery charge-limit instant → shipped 2026-07-10; V3 PASS Latitude
  5310: Custom charge type + live menu + unplug re-apply.)_

_(Portal/Flatpak IR camera → **#71** docs (a); (b)/(c) still need T14s.)_

_(Post-install hardware hints residual → **#73**.)_

_(Look & Feel submenu → already shipped (Theme / wallpaper / night light);
  2026-07-10: Reset wallpaper (auto) row; root stays six.)_

- **NVIDIA first-class options** — **deferred past v1** (Bernardo
  2026-07-10). Keep #59 commented install guidance; no
  `nomarchy.hardware.nvidia.*` until a hybrid maintainer + queue.

### Installer / template

_(Installer ↔ template SoT CI → **#72**; V2 install → **#75**.)_
_(Installer chown flake dir → **#65**.)_
_(MIGRATION.md snapshot layout → **#64**.)_
_(Unattended-install test matrix → **#74**.)_
_(Friendlier mkFlake theme-state errors → **#66**.)_

### Theme polish

_(#52 residual ANSI → **#68** ✓.)_
_(Fidelity / hierarchy nits → **#67** ✓.)_
_(Import pipeline hierarchy → **#70** ✓.)_
_(audit-theme-design identity exemptions → **#69** ✓.)_
_(summer-day/night pair polish + status CSS + preview recapture →
  shipped 2026-07-10: JSON SoT, status states, theme-shot previews for
  executive-slate + neon-glass.)_

_(Identity taste retunes + hand `btop.theme` for white/vantablack/lumon/
  hackerman/matte-black/miasma/neon-glass/boreal/executive-slate →
  shipped 2026-07-10.)_

### v1.0 pointer

See **VISION**. Open PROPOSED: NVIDIA wrappers deferred past v1; IR
portal (b)/(c) hardware. Browser default = Chromium; power = PPD.


## Decisions `[human]`

Open calls only Bernardo can make; agents add options/evidence but never
decide. **Resolved** entries stay for history; agents treat them as closed.

### Resolved (2026-07-10)

- **Docs site vs Markdown-in-repo** — **markdown in-repo for now**
  (`docs/`, README). A rendered docs site is FUTURE if wanted.
- **Default browser** — **ship Chromium** in
  `templates/downstream/home.nix`; mime → `chromium-browser.desktop`.
  Opt out: delete the line / override mime.
- **Default power backend** — **keep PPD** (`nomarchy.system.power.backend`
  default). TLP remains the one-line opt-in. Rationale: stability + live
  profile API for menu/Waybar; Omarchy’s TLP experiment reverted.

### Resolved (2026-07-10, more)

- **Formatter adoption** — **yes, but not now.** Tracked as FUTURE
  (below). Nix-source style only (`nixfmt-rfc-style` or similar); one
  bulk reformat + CI/check when promoted. Until then: hand-aligned
  style per CONVENTIONS.

- **Hibernation** — **want by default** (product intent). Needs a
  disk-backed swap (file or partition) sized for resume; not zram alone.
  Implementation is a future/NEXT item when designed (installer +
  resume device + encrypted-root story).

### Still open (design, not binary yes/no)

- **zram alongside hibernation:** compatible — see FUTURE note. Decide
  default **on** (zram + disk swap) vs disk-only when hibernation ships.